Trade a variety of index products using options, futures, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Take your position with an index product that works for your account size and risk tolerance.
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Trade options online with low commissions starting at $1.00 per contract to open, $0 to close. Plus, commissions are capped at $10.00 per leg for equity and ETF options1
Find efficient options markets and trade at fair prices using capital expenditure's liquidity rating indicator
Use the analysis tab to gauge the profit and loss potential of options strategies before you trade
Track your equity and ETF options position's progress from open to close, without a spreadsheet
Pick underlyings from your favorite curated watchlists or build your own directly on the platform
| Symbol | Description | Fee per contract |
|---|---|---|
| SPX | S&P 500 | $0.65 |
| RUT | Russell 2000 | $0.18 |
| VIX | CBOE Market Volatility Index | $0.65 |
| OEX | S&P 100 (American-style exercise) | $0.40 |
| XEO | S&P 100 (European- style exercise) | $0.40 |
| DJX | Dow Jones Industrial Average 1/100 | $0.18 |
| XSP | Mini-SPX4 | $0.00/$0.07 |
With capital expenditure, you can trade an index (i.e. the S&P 500, NASDAQ100, VIX, and many more) on our innovative platform. Utilize different products for your portfolio – from cash-settled indices, ETFs, ETNs, index options, and futures – to suit your account size and risk tolerance.
You can trade options on an index instead of speculating on individual components of the index using e.g. the SPX, VIX, SPC, RUT, DJX, RUT, VRO
Gain access to greater leverage3 when you trade index futures. Hedge your portfolio with equity index futures
Diversify your portfolio with index ETFs (exchange-traded funds ETFs), a more capital efficient way of gaining exposure to a specific index
An index is a basket of publicly listed companies’ stock, that captures an entire market or are specific to an industry sector, segment, a particular market or region.
Indices work by giving you the opportunity to trade a basket of stocks in a specific index with each stock possibly having a different weight.